Suspenders.



SUSPBNDERS. APPLICATION FILED FEBJS 7.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. HINE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO TRAUT & HINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEWV BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

SUSPENDERS.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application filed February 5, 1907. Serial No. 355,965.

To all 1071,0711, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. HINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, Hartford county, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspenders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in suspenders, and more particularly to that form in which there is a sliding connection between the shoulder straps where they meet in the back. I

The objects of my invention are to provide a pair of suspenders that allows free movement of the body of the wearer without any binding action of the suspender straps and also provide a sliding connection which at all times acts positively no matter how much strain is applied to the shoulder straps; prevents twisting of the straps when placing on the body of the wearer, as well as presenting no metal surface such as will injure the clothing.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view of the sliding contact constructed in accordance with my invention, the parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a modification.

1 and 2 are the shoulder or main straps. 3 and 4 the back button straps, which may be of elastic material, if so desired. The straps 3 and 4 are secured to the part 5 of the link 5. The straps 1 and 2 are connected by the guide straps l and 1 passing through the ways 5' and 5 provided therefor in the link 5, after the usual method of the can-tab suspender type.

Projecting upward from the link 5 is an arm 5 to which is preferably pivoted the bearing block 6. The cord 7 passes through the block 6 and is secured to the extremities of the straps 1 and 2, between the straps 1 and 1 preferably by the clamp 8, which is referably provided with a covering of eather or other material. The cord 7 is of less length than the straps 1 and 1 therefore, it takes up all the strains and is neverbound by the amount of pull thereon. As the block 6 and the ends of the cord 7 are between. the loops in the straps 1 and 1 they are protected thereby, as well as prevented from coming into contact with the body of the wearer. The straps 1 and 1 act' as 1 guides and prevent the shoulder straps from being twisted while in the act of placing the suspenders upon the person.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the operation of the cord 7 is the same, but the can-tab guiding loops have been omitted. The ends of the cord 7 are secured to the inner sides of the extremities of the straps 1 and 2 and the elastic straps 9 are secured to the outer sides of the same extremities and to the link 5; therefore, acting as guides to prevent the twisting of the straps 1 and 2, as would be the case if the cord alone were used. l/Vhen the shoulder is raised or the body turned, so that the cord runs higher on one side, there is a slight added tension on that side and when the body returns to its normal position, the elastic straps assist and insures the cord equalizing itself.

In both forms it will be seen that the cord connection parallels the guide straps and relieves the latter of the main strain and wear incident thereto.

The construction as above described is applied to the back of the suspenders, but obviously might be as well applied to the front suspender ends, in which event the button straps would be the main straps.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A sliding connection for suspenders including a plurality of guide straps secured to the opposite parts thereof, a cord taking up all the strainof the suspenders, and a connection in common to both.

2. A sliding connection for suspenders, comprising guide straps secured to opposite parts thereof, a cord of less length than said straps taking up all the strain of the suspenders secured to the same parts and a bearing member for the cord.

3. In a pair of suspenders, a link, a bearing member secured thereto, guide straps passing through said link and secured at opposite ends to two separate parts of the suspenders, and a cord of less length than the said straps taking up all the strain of the suspenders passing through the bearing and secured to the said parts.

4. In a pair of suspenders comprising shoulder straps, button straps, a link, a pair of guide straps passing therethrough and each secured to the shoulder straps, button ICC straps secured to the link, a bearing on the link and a cord of less length than the guide straps passing through the bearing secured to the shoulder straps.

5. In a pair of suspenders comprising shoulder straps and button straps, the combination of a link secured to the button straps, a pair of guide straps each secured at opposite ends to the shoulder straps passing through the link and having sliding connection therewith, a bearing on said link between said. guide straps and a cord of less length than the guide strap passing through the said. bearing and secured at each end between the guide straps and the shoulder straps. 

